gamingeek said:

You really have to sit plumb middle.

What do you mean by Infinite having archaic gameplay?

I should have written that as "archaic combat." You can shoot an enemy in the body or the head. That's it. You can't shoot them in the leg to slow them down. You can't shoot them in the hand so they will drop their weapon, or to set them up for a melee attack. Shooting them in the leg has the exact same reaction as shooting them in the chest. Also, there's absolutely no possibility for stealth in any of the levels. You can't crouch down, and sneak up behind someone and melee-kill them. No, just as soon as you walk into a room, it's all "There he is! Get 'em!"  and everyone rushes you. It's more like Doom than Goldeneye 007. I know it's not a stealth game, but I'd still like the option on occasion. It feels archaic in that regard. Other FPS and TPS have raised the bar, but Bioshock ignores those advancements in combat. It's still fun to shoot those racist bastards, though.

One thing that has bothered me this entire game: Who literally throws their money away? I've found hundreds, possibly thousands, of dollars in trash cans throughout this game. In fact, I just found $55 in a trash can, but only $7 in a nearby cash register. WTF?   Why do devs do this anyway? They go out of their way spending tens of millions of dollars building believable worlds, characters, and graphics, but then do the some of the most illogical stuff like this. Really boggles the mind.

travo said:

Lol.  I was thinking the same thing.  "Who the hell put 19 Silver Eagles in this trashcan?"  I'm enjoying this immensely, but Raven's criticisms of the combat is valid.  Aiming without the second stick is just lame these days.

The story, characters, and vigors are what makes this great.  Using the skyhook is also amazing as well.  Right now, I'm about to enter The First Lady's Aerodrome and I hope I have a ways to go.

You're only about 25% complete, so no worries, you have a looong way to go.

I'm at the Downtown Emporia, and I still have about 20-25% left to play.

^ Yeah, I did that on the very first vending machine I found, Leo. I really miss the hacking, though.

phantom_leo said:

Just as a side note: I am sure you all figured this out already, but just in case... You --DO-- know you can use the Possession Vigor on the Vending Machines to get them to cough up some Eagles, right? I thought you could hack them a-la BioShock, but no... They just give you some cash instead.

Is that an Xbox code? PSN only has 12-character codes, which reminds me I have some pre-order DLC to redeem. Hmm, where is my reciept again?

Just started the game about an hour in. Why isnt left trigger aim?!? R3 aiming feels like 1999 mode without actually selecting that mode.

Incredible atmosphere so far though.

Haven't any of you played Halo?

Why do clothes give you magical powers? Is this ever explained?

Got to monument island and stopped for now. LOVE the skyline stuff and the combat seems to be really fun which is the important thing. Great game overall besides my nitpicks of 1999 aiming and magical power super fabulous clothing. (?!)

Murder hundreds upon hundreds of police officers in racist 1912!

Bioshock!

Now I'm finally at the level #32 Comstock House. I was there earlier, but could not get in until I did a little quest. Only nine more areas to go!

Not really a spoiler, but I'll cover it just in case:

Title List of all 40 Levels:

1. Lighthouse
2.     Welcome Center
3.     Raffle Square
4.     Comstock Center Rooftops
5.     Monument Island Gateway
6.     Monument Tower
7.     Battleship Bay
8.     Soldier's Field
9.     The Hall of Heroes
10.     Inside the Hall of Heroes
11.     Hall of Heroes Gift Shop
12.     Return to Hall of Heroes
13.     Finkton Docks
14.     Beggar's Wharf
15.     Fort Franklin Pier
16.     Worker Induction Center
17.     Plaza of Zeal
18.     Good Time Club
19.     Plaza of Zeal (Return)
20.     Gunsmith Shop
21.     Shanty Town
22.     Bull House Impound
23.     Bull Yard
24.     Finkton Proper
25.     On to the Factory
26.     Factory Courtyard
27.     The Factory
28.     Emporia
29.     Port Prosperity
30.     Downtown Emporia
31.     Memorial Gardens
32.     Comstock House
33.     The Atrium
34.     Warden's Office
35.     Operating Theatre
36.     Hand of the Prophet
37.     Hangar Deck
38.     Engineering Deck
39.     Command Deck
40.     Sea of Doors